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(1R-DSS FOOTER REGISTER FOR WRITING ADDING MACHINES Filed Dec, 5.1, 192 6 Sheets-Sheet l QTL/1m, we?

. vidy 15, i923., 1,455,196

if. A. FUGTHGRAP lCROSS FOOTER REGISTER FOR WRITING ADDING MACHIES Filed Dec. 3l 92'0 l6 Sheets-Sheet 2 gmc/wbb@ May 15', 3%23.

FOOTER REGISTER FOR MEETING ADDING MACHINES CROSS iled Dec. 5l 11.920 6 Sheets-Sheet May 15, 1923.

'- H. A. FOOTHORAF FOR WRITING ADDING MACHINES CROSS FOOTER REGISTER 6 Sheets-Sheet' 4 Filed Dec. 3l 1920 May l5, 3923.

i. A. FCQTHRF CROSS FOOTER REGSTER FOR WRITlNG ADDING MACHNES Filed Dec 5l 1920 May, w23. @55,395 H. A.

CROSS FOOTER REGISTER FOR WRITING ADDING MACHINES Filed Dec. 5l 192C G Sheets-Sheet 6 Paomai May 113.5*

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tion relates ing machine; t of the invon ing me@ y foropo :mism of che type and wikis quremouas tion7 will be D e. 1n opeatio, smps a f o. d guarded breakage or dom gent oper'.

mpshmei sabor he ou@ preforx-e us'u'ae' and denof mwi g is o vetical socto'm r: organized for a.

toned as a. Y 111g operation.

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a. rear eevat' horzonta g. 1.` is a bottom` inven d je@ ster or' add um in?, TG

rom uunto said d is a plan v is 1S a a regi l5 more)l parmoular me@ 1mi to and subamo tion an against of F new and u Footer Re chinos, o cation, efer accompany@ @Uniting-ad The 0b' ating denom sivol mi Sirup y ment. To the aoco jec and my wl appear as u dei/Mop@ mfonon 1 3U drawings claims. In Fi regis thepmfs pos the add Fig. 2 ter of '1 ig.

Fi 40 i 1 pkw V 1s a rear View o ddmg' and su ded perspecsv ing in seotiom ig 6 showin the a is a dem master whee can the masse w lon of Do" s ter show Fig. 8 regis Fig.

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befsrmg o d50 mech ion il, the other side Vhiie not deemed io he i vfixed adding devices or registers 4i.

gear between the pinions F enr li; is also proposerin to provide 'what is i iown izer or crossooter. This is adding device or register in synchronism with v tionef. so es to e ing the corno of the other reggisl Mii invention .es- Le he of enregister which, Whiie f i' eppiicetion, is more 'pzir and adapted for use mi t.' e

rij the geur shoix'fn in ton/rd but. if in roher l iy ne coniroi ming; io shift snhtmeting of rotation J smiled. It i. en indicator r 'ifi :lo indicate ior addition Uno iiiustrnte entire ineclii` l ei tirs' (iiscosure, ii is thought f going bri "i statemento' Which the invention is einpioyed te facilitate zi clearer understan reffister mechanism.

eferring now tio the Cates the carrie-ge of the E chine of commerce, upon which )A as stated, a muster 'wheel s o'rziied by of adding keys and serving to roi number Wheels 3 of one or more re nl be stated in passing that these registi mounted on what is known as 'the Eine L frame., upon which the ceri under the control o? The usuel eeczig mechanism. The master Wheel 2 is a shaft 5 extended to the enc, where it is equipped w casing G with :i gear 's' versing pinion 8 in cenere. cross-footer gear I? hut shi'inhie mie denomina-- tions, in one of which. ioin Fig'. i?. it meshes Wih the master i ei Shaft i0 i of' which, if is (iiseiigioeri "i z" n 9 but engaged with one 1 he entire iizcaimpiished hy u i inr ;i1nied to Slide 33 and. secured to ed. through 'the wells casino., (ece Fig. 3). und

control meeheihiect of' :i seperate The carriage 32 enirifcf -he master Wheel pinion 8 is shifted ont oi n1 i om the Seine laterally pinion and into mesh iiiii one s' i 'iie rotaioii of the iwii pinion 11` the .internos 'lion e 'L subtraction. es speci-- nent of Ii'he master -ii a y what may be iiii oieing mechanism. s ii vertically diseri it its lower end in efzrzie i u pair of 1r-s 37. (bee Fig. 11.) 3 io support the block crank 2:0 of the revers- "iiierumed. y

jonrnziied 'in e bi 'B8 und 13 and i5 provided the ziirc'tion of :motion i musiker Wheel shaft 101.0 he rev subtraction. The neeesszry shifti reifersin pinion S, to e subtraction in the register, is e`r`,ctei mntieaily. Mounted to siide on ffii/o verse -bars 12 und i3 is a. geur shifter Lifr. Figs. 3 and 9. This Shir-te groei/eci huh of the 1oinion 8 o.. with a stuci le engaged. end er one arm le of with im advancing arm tice! stud 4&0, picjecting ,32. iermeiae of its 4l is Secui'efA "ie *che Shaft c 5 #seeth 42, engaging i'eceeses i of the owei ami 43 ci? 'the mism, this toothed engag arm 43 and he eolici he lmaintained by a spring 46; enei l0 and interposed between the ie set ccler 45 on the shaft U5. icn between the Shaft ccnsiues :L safety device w1 arm to yield I'eaive to die 1, 1J eff-,t0 a strain, sucient oiei'ws c th parts or effect the breakage lieiee its outer end the arm g3 is pi'cvded i i a, pivoted egigaging member 6, he out-ef of which is beveed :it one side, as indisch@ l' at 47, and is adapted Lc yieifi Veiic This yielding movemen of *che eng member s`limited bv stops -8 49, v pivoted Contact piece of the iower @mi c; me master Wheel advancing mechanism brought into conact with a coil-'5,01

or stop 50, mounted 011 the mld. further movemew' of 'L such cneiigeiiien, i of the siiaft wmci and cause the caiiizixe Thus, as the cariiv across the column, iiie masei mie ci'oss-focter or 'the cicss-oo-ei ecfuetoin, it is variously called, Wii advance 35 cessive numbel fi-'heels to omtc upon the depreesicu iievs, il

arm 43 has iiiiii master wheel yon@ *rile mmibei 'whecis mi 1 Wi be eecef by sp1-ii from an zum 59 .vigil opposite end he Sp Y a fixed peut of the cesin, s Y 9. vWhenhe engaging member master Whee advancing mec wih the ccm'il'c device 5G tion o the cziii'iage, Saif rammen wiil up over Suid ievice and dm Jack te marinai operative posion, paseiig the sa 5G, permit the Wifiei te' be again a winced when the carriage-again mcvcs foi1n ward.

In its movement across the iegietei' the master ifveei 26 is guided. and gumfded by ai comb @his as is Weii unciei'stoo in 'he art. Alec, ifo is noted guessing, ti is fixe imteimediae 'siiicine min" ei wie, 27' are accurateiy cce'ec by de 5 4, carried by eeiit arms 55, il? their detainiilg pefsiiicns by spying@ sociated Wih die nclimber whees cmrying trips 5?, meimtec tc either dectn fiom a shaft Ey cenerefi springs my? perm; @ne tiips E0 be eww l. 'isop 92 und k A is disposed 7U th" datent. tu

in the rac "ed @n )vx-.nv mmeiiieiit of Tref/Ion will be 0bosition of the parts firzmlc' .mi movement restoimq im" in Fig. 1.), the ...gaga thi Shop 92 from cooperative (I, said pziwi be-' gagged position by retract-ion of' the e i sto e frame vement,

th ii*r of it ring m0 um 91 of the 'lim pil-Wl emi 0i? the mick 88 9 thrown into 1 ad. n10 G i am k 88, which e datent 93 manner de sion of the 100 'zi in im mi'.

th he pre ne anni' @mss mi@ .M

geiics of series of numinmisn eels and succession,

r Wheels, two controlled by the i' spiings euch :futiy n tripp ti. of means in" movementI I' I ci' wi o f he h a.

'Lovin in@ C have been ope'zitwi.

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t sniiicien't stress to reicaise the toothed en-i A movable across the series inester wheel advenci* and carrying nieehen master wheei carriage, e jvfencing sto? end inester 'mechanism including n' nrrfis, one of which cos/ts the,i other with the mest menus (reacting with seid 'shaft to retract the carriage, :md s safety release incinchng a. oiithed connection between. one the arms anfd the shaft and e spring yieidingiy retaining' seid connection 'out adapted to permit y diiiconnecticn of seid perte.

En e register ci: the cias-s' described, e nester wheel edvencinq; mechanism includinig e shaft having coiler tired ""hereon, an ixri mounted to' swing on the shaft, e to the-d conneceion between 'the and collair and o, spring urging the erin :ind col- [ier into engaging relation to coinpci the arm;

iii-hd shaft to move in unison, uniess subjected gagement between the :ii-n1 against the resistance of the spring'.

7. lin e register ci class described, n mechanism inciuding fi shaft end arms c vided theretrcin, one of seid arms herir D e. connection with the shaft which is `Yienilehie under un ce and coller stress, enti en engaging nien; er carried hy seid erin to e si more@ in one direction and hei/ino seid engaging meine-er ce whereby stops when nic-ved in direction, and Ineens for innitin, ncvcinent et' the enge ing device reietive to the ei 8. n e register of the ciess'descrihed, the combination with a. seri-es of number Wheels, e series of trips end two series or devices, the opposte devices i'ievinfY teii. pieces connected by motor springs, or restoring Kueche-nisse incincfiing e pair or" restoring hers, a systemc of iinlrs having a, -Qs p vices, a restoring rarne arranged to e crate. the toggle, retrecting springs for t e restoring" freine.

9. in register of the class described, the

combination with e series of number wheels, 66

n series ot' trips and two series of carrying devices, the opposite carrying devices having toil pieces connected by motor springs, of restoring,r mechanism including a pair of restoring hars, end c system of links having 65 toggie action, for restoring the carrying devices, e restoring frame arranged to operste the toggle, retreating springs for the restoring frame, and a full stroke device for the restoring frame. ilk in a register of the class described, the combination with a series of number'wheels,/ e series or" trips end two series of carr ing devices, the opposite carrying devices aving teil pieces connected hy motor springs, I5

ot' restoring mechanism inciuding a pair of restoring hars, a system of links having e. toggle action im restoring the carrying devices, a. restoring frame arranged to operate the toggle, retractingfprings forthe 80 restoring *freine and It full stroke device for the restoring; frame, said full stroke device `including n fixed rack and a full stroke pawl carried by the restoring frame and having engaging and releasing arms, me yns conct- 85 ing with seid arms at the opposite limits of movement of the frame, and ay detent yieldingly retaining the pevvl in its engaged and disengaged positions.

1l. in e. register of the class described, a 90 series ci denominational members movable in different, directions for addition und subtraction, sets of carrying devices coactc the denominational members, a

ries of oerrying devices, and motor springs eich Winch is common to e piin'eity of carrying devices to operate 'the stime when tripped.

testimony whereof l hereiilifo affix my 30o signature in the presence of two itnesses. HARRY ARTHUR FooTHoRAP.

Witnessesr J .Ammin Wmrmw, MARSHALL H. DEAN.

ie action Vfor restoring; the carrying (ie-.55

.wie ci trips controlling thetwo 

